Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, July 11, 1839, Image 2

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,Clebration of the fourth 4.f July. The FOURTH OF JULY was celebrated at this place, with the usual patriotic fI. ing The Declaration of' Independenev was read by Col. J. P. Carroll, and a spirited oration delivered by Lewis T. W gfall, Esq. A large number of citizeus afterwards repaired to a barbecue prepared for the occasion. A number of Regular and Volunteer Toasts was offered. t EGULA R TOASTS. 1. The Fourth of July 1776.-We should ofien review the origin of our no tional rights, to learn theirjust value. 2. Governor Kboble.-Ilis talents and in tcgrity fit him for bis high station. 3. The Penitentiary Syste.--" The worst use that can be made of a man is to hang him." 4. The Hon. F. W Pickens.-i-He has discharged his duty faithfully as represen tative, we shall not forget ours as consi tuenits, 5. internal finprocements.-To increase the ftcilities of arrying the products of the soil to market. is the best preservative of emigration from a long-settled State, to inore fresh andfertile regions, yieldina the sane qtaples. G. TheA ilitia Systcm.-W here reform ed, let it be done with a careful and cau tious hand. 7 The Louistille,Cincinnati 4; Charles ton Rail Road.-Leut us not be seduced l'y the magnificence of the enterprise, into rash and wasteful expenditures, which must retard if not defeat our ultimate pur pose. We may reach Cincinnati, if we rest at Columbia. 8. The Free School System.-Let it be said nf Carolina that her people are a body of scholars. rather than a band of soliers -that she is the Attica, rather than the Laconia ofthe South. 9. Direct Trade with Europe.-The fewer the agents who make profits out of the products we sell, and the merchaudize ve buy, the larger will be our receipts and the smaller onr expenses. 10. The Chain of our Political Union. -The blows and attrition which it has en dured, have but served to remove its rust. and burnish its links. 11. The Taij Compromise.-Its viola tion by the other party, will be the siganal for the recovery of the rights, which we patriotically surrendered in its adoption. 12. Banks.-They are too apt to forget in their selfish speculaionq, that their pe culiar privileges were conferred for the sake of accommodation to the community. 13. The Independent Treasury.-The simplest and safest mode of keeping and disbur-,ing the money of the Government. The following Voluntecr sentiment was given by Capt. J. Miller: Martin Van Buren-The Chief Magis trate of the Nation; the best political Jia gler that is in the Ution. Juggled the South out of Power, and vo' ed lor theForce Dill, to coerce theState of South Carolina -jnto submission. H-ow much bietter is he now than then? I don't wnnt him. [No other Volunteer toalst was handed ir to us.] On the Fou'RH oF JULY. a large and respectable comnpany asseimbled at Maj. John C. Allen's, in Edgefield District, In celebrate our National Anniversatry. A number of ladies graced the occasion with their presence. The Declaration of Iude pendence was read in an audible vnice. by Dr. John Landrutt, and an eloquent ora tion delivered by Col. Arthur Simkins. Dinuner was then served up in excellent style. A separate table handsomely ar ranged was provided for the ladies. Capt. J.onathan Wecver acted as President of the day, and Maj. John C. Allen, andl JT. J. Sentell as Vice-Presidents. Great unanitnity and order prevailed throughtot the Assembly. A number of Regular Toasts was readh in the following order:i REGUJLAR. TOASTS. 1. The 4th of Junlv, 1776-May millions with hearts of gratitude. remiember those whlo on, this day g ave birth to our lib erties. -2. Liberty-A blessing to which there is no equal, and in defence of whidb no la bour and toil can lie too great a satcrifice. ~3. The Constitution of the U. States The Constitution as it is, and not as Fed oralisms, and Demagogues wodin'ake it; fortified by cheeks and balandes it~s equally the rights of all. 4. The Governor of South Carolina Distinguished for his public services and. his great devoti6n to the interests of the St ate. 5. The Direct Trade-Tfie many pa triotic efforts which htave been made to bring about a revival of Southern Corn. - nerce, clearly indicate,'ultimate 'wee, 0. Our Represeatative, the Hon. F. * (. ?gikeen-He has lahouredl faithfuly and deser'.ers tl he tbantks of his const ituents. 7. The Judiciery of South Carolina. Distinguished for their .nletls, their legal knaowledge, and hiaht mersl character. S . South Carolina-The lhag. ship of the sotht, with John C. Calhoun for her pilot, she can brave the loudest and the longest tempehist. [13 cheers.] -9. The President of the United States. ~--I1is sterni rebuke of the A bolitionists, hoimselrworihy of the title of "the North ern ian with Southern principles." L5 cheers.J 10. The South Western Rail ltoad A hond of union between the Soutthern and We.tern States. Success to the MigIty \ ork, which is productive of incalculable good to so large a number of Stares. 11. The American Abolition Society The recent meeting of this body in the City or New York, shild meet the devi ded opposition (if every good citizen throughout ur'ountry. 12. The memory of George Washin ton). 13. The American Fair-Charneierised by th,-ir beauty, modesty. anid above all, by their domestic virtues. .[13 cheers.j VOLUNTEER TOASTS. By Capt. Jon. Wever, President. I ts you the nemnor% of a brave and Pairiatir man Mij. Gen. William Butler. May his name b- immortalized. By .l;aj. John C. Allet,Vice P esident. George McDutlie-No main ever retir-I from piuhtie life with a purer character fior honesty-a nobler charaeier for fe-arless ness iu his country's cause, or a higli-r character oi- Eloqueoce. By Capt. . J. Semell. Vice Presidet. The sons of Carolina.-May they consid-r calmly anal without prejtlice thev position inl which they now <tanid, itdil tIy they cntivate those sentimeniats lest c,denilated ti preserv- peace and harmony of feelian-; the best means of preserving thatr union so dearly bm.ght by the blood of our an ceslors By Benj. Stevens.Eq.one of ihe Coin mtittee The Orator of the day.-Ile has portrayed wi:hi honor t himseif a d coun. trv. the patriots and soldiers who rendered bk day illustrious. To thi,,Col. Simkins responded briefly and olired the followiing sentiment: The Sonth Carolina Minnie mten.-A volunteer Corps. if long nid respectable standing. Int 1815 they too k oap arm, in defence of their Country. In 18.3 th.-y were not fotwid wanting, and in 1836. ma ny of them becaea neainted ii ith the wila hatmtmocks or Florida. To thi<, Lient. J. R. Wever replie' in an appropriate tildress, and gave the All lowing sentiment : The Direct Trade.-May all elasse, unite in t le pait ria ic efort, ito I -ing abot its specdy restmration. By Goody .\le.lannt, one of the Coni mittee. The Great Rail Road to the Wesi-4 schete fmighitv in conceptian - A work requiring the Unitled efi rls of all the States iuterested, to insure its comple hiti. - By Tohn Aadamsone of the Cornmitte-. -Pence and friendship with all iations,. entangling allinnres with ione. By A. P Kinnaird. one of the Commit tee-lleabh and happncs to the Ladies, who have honuorcd us with their compao% to-day. By A. C. Deen, one of the Committee The Ladies of Edgefield-Modest, he,-it if ul, aid enchatating, lhe most preciou, gill frQom the Creator. By John S. Snyley, one or the Com. mnittee. Northern Aboliton-got tup Iy ranatics and hypocrites. A schetie too powerless to aflect the South. ByJohn Lark, one of the Commiitee. Let coninmerce flourish and discord cease, AnIdl all mankinA w&ill live in peace. By Simeo-an Mattthews tine oIf the comn amittee. The farmers-the honie nnd sinien of lhe counitry By their industry anal economy, all trades flaiurish. By J no. F. Me'!!e~, aine of the Comit tee. Thel signer oif the D~eeinration oif in aieeinc-TIhey have left a naoble ex :ample tao the patriots of every landl. By Dr. Jno. Lndrttm. WVashinigton. F'irsi Commander in Chief aof the armies of hlis country, firs Presiadent of the U. States, and "flrst in the affections of htis conntrymnen." By'Drury lierne, a Revolutionary Sol tier-Snecess to aeverv institntiain that is f'undedl int instice-conduceted w"ithI wisdlom mdai conducive to thte beniefit of the peopile. M1as suddfen destruetian a w ait all ot hers. Biy Johno S. Neal. Our liberty-not ought with money, but with the blood1( ao our aticestors. May their adescenadauts h. -ver abile and. willing to mntaiin it eveni at a greater sacrifice. By Col. S. Chrisitie. The Patriots of Seventy-Six-They fonght anid hued tao eetre us the blessinigs tof tiberrVt. M ay we >rove ourselves worthy of sntehI anicestors. By James Rtobertson M~ay ihe cii enis of America. continue to rear sonas orthy of the nobile ia trioits of '76. By. Maj. John Quanttlehuni. The petty Banks of'Geoirgiia. They are swindlingr ntachites tiauaged by unprincipledl spee lators. May the citizens of. Carolinia, suwake from'~ their slutmber; pilace out their seninels, and theebVavoid a disconnit ol ~reen per cent en the proceeds of their abhour. - By H.rt C.hTrne. Thn Ahbolitionists iffhe'C~othwhowisht toidepr' . the Suithi of their rights. May the~y travet the toad that Wurd'sigeese *ent-to~ the Devil! KyWilliptr J. Adams. The North A mereaagnion-IJ has cosi too mneh-I-' aiforiidimdelappiniess to lie dissolved (r jiith nnistttcauen. . ifBy Theophilns Jen'duin. George Wash Initon-The Father and prediterof his muniry. Though dead,' he jet lives in the~hearts of his countrymen. By Oliver Moore,Esq.-May the priests always feet serious, when they say their own prayers! - By Edward Vati. The Ladiea-May modaesty adorn ;hem'r-phace attend thiem -and virtue guide fthem through the vi cissitudes of life. By A Graham.-Wouldh to God that the Citizens of South Carolina, wouldl hold to the principles of their Fairefathers!' By Thos. B. H arvey. The Corn-Big. --O?;alI' the insects biret bing, I think they3 are the " orst! They are liated by the devil. :an ninety niinP times elnt. By Theophilus Deen. We hatve a Goterinent of our own-laws aif ouir owu, and ze are always ale and wvil inig to defend them. By TP. Youablood. The Charlesto. Raif .Road.-One of th~egretest and muos't inneninna wvorts ol'mtaur. Uy John larvey. Liherty-Lng may she live and lie the blessing of mankind. By Mr. Elemburg. South Carolina Give me birth-with her I live-with her I'll lie, 11y James Stevens. The American Eagle--In 1776, he sprenad his wings over tlirteen States. ie now waves them over thirteen more. May he eontinne to s.pread therm in length, and breadth, and never lose a feither. l% P. F. Laiirde. The Press.--A ignified and independent prea', is a ble~sina to a imnion. A licenti us or lime serring press is a ninst dreadful cutrse. Let the people see to it. that ihis iniell'v e'ngimt: is never usei to their '- i . i 1 1 1 -. : T70 s0.'FIor y t I8 . 'ratt~oy JULY 11. l$:'. Late f-ost.-An exchange paper says, the ground was covered w.ith. a white frons. in t he vieinity of Portland, Maine on file lirning of the 111'h tilt. Rcuben the renon-nd.-It w as latelv si.aid that Iluben',, Al. Whitnev was in Mi'a'is sippi. "attedilin to hi ownt private hit.+ naess." 1- is prinate husitess was tI obtain a -ituation if he contd, as President. or Director of the Rail lRoad Bank at Virks hurg H aving reeaive'd very cavalier trent ment at that pltce, he has returned in the North. Enough ofd R enhen! The Abolitionists. -According to the New York New Era, these fanaties cal poll 30,000 votes inl the State of N. York. They hold in their hand-, the balance of power in that State. At the meetine which the American Aholition Society, held a few week, since, in the city of New York,they organizel the'mselves as a purty 4nd resolved tnaniintisly, ''to withhold their votes from those wvhot differ from l hem." They :i "resad, ihai the piO litical ptower of lie free States is bufficient if Irperly exerciaed. to erminate shive ry in the .'ion ' Th, inmher of Aoh. lion Societies itn t heliUnitedStates, is stated to be sixteei hinalred anid fifty, anal he umiher of piapers which advocate their datirines, twelve. Some of our readers may have sup posed, that speech -mlakiti on very trifling siljects was unfined to tle Aa,,-rw'at ConGresa. They may have thought that out' Congressional orators were the ily mlen who o1 Oke a areat deal about little matters,aud con -med in trilles, that time which should he devoited tip the iiiportant btsiness of oi h unation. 'Tits true h t int out' Grand Cotneil, mait speecew< v hie!. Ia' the qjuiutessence ofnaansense, are often madgtle. but in the B1ritish Parliament, there is (ite as intich foolery fregtlentily exhibi ted. in that body, which claims to be "the first assembly in the world," there is as mli-lei speakitng on trifling maters, as in :my other deliberative assembly on earzh. T'he only aifla'rencc between the Briti'h Parliamtent. a nd the A mnerianCongress,is, that the mem)bert of thae former'.indulge itn heir fully at the'ir own e.xpenise, a'nd our lhontorable gentlemen reeeivye cight dol. lers a. dagy. fbir'tlking heir nonasense. it is e'urcely necessar'y to say, that thtese re arks do t a~m ptply to tl)~Iaseible, working mcn of Congress. Much abuse has beetn lavished upon \mos Kendall, hierause he anda his family .joy ,('verni profitable olliecs utiler the lovernmetnt. Doubtless, Amo, knows wirectly e' ll.how~ to p:ihvele for hirn'elf, mtd his ownt. Bait it seems, that some of he Wh'ligs believe as raeligionsly,as he des in that text of sc'rip ftrte. which says, "lie hat~t providleth tnt fair his hotusehohal, fiathI lenied the Fatith. anid is worse thati ant in-~ idelcI" We c'opy the followinig from the LE.- EvvsnY Di ?itocnta't PA PER t'H TtE U r s.CaaPY 'ints -"teteragnter' rltir \naditori, hats bhal his aoflice for thirty yearts. ait a soary aif $3000~t pwr antnum, mtakinty i90,000.~ IIe has utnder him, a famirily eli. qne of' seven't irelatives, sorts andl brothears -in huw apipoiteda by him, re'eit irig te a unt i of' se've'n thuouand tmore. All these ra' hot, thioroanieh-inaine ferailhists. the~s mansi that they are so, & dlefyMr.VaniBoren 'ad his ademnoertlie scum tio pt thetm aut." 'sidles, we undcerstantd some portioti of his famiily hauve sotia places in the army. We thinik this rather monapolizing. We tmistake Mr. Van Btirert very mitcn, f ec will not apptly the samte priticiple oh' -tiitOf in ollia'a 'a this federal ineumbent. that he dial to his demotce ntic friendls,Jones, Skinter~otid Craig. If he sloes tiot, what exense ('at) he aive the dlemtocracy for re aiting in aiffice a political optponent, while e is turintg out his iids? Will the emoaratic party statnd it? 'Aye, there's rte rub." The Bleautties of Pllonarchies.-E urope'an writerS, anal especinikv British tourists of the Tory Sehonol, snehi ats C'aptain Hail, and aitlir degraided serving metn of Kinigs, and Qnteenis. prate' atteh abot the su perior excellencee of Moat'chien I Govern mets. They have drawn in tlie darkest anal most somtbre tints, the picture of a Re phtai.espeaiallyv such a one, as 'turs. Ae rording ta& themn a free Goavernment is no' 'in but an-archy,s .tl nieer absetnce of' safety for li e, air propterty! It is a pe'rfect m b ec cy. It la. "Confus , wairse cont fonded.'' -ecordintt to their shewingt, monutreby is :dellezhtful pene a henv y ''l'! A4 calnt iIleedI it mait rm .-bu it is "nn of des nntism. oh rot. lowing picture of Royal Governments, is drawn by Mr. Cormenin, a subject of Louis Philippe, the Citizen-king of the French, in a paminphlet published before the late ministerial changes. Mllark the dif lerence between republicsand monarchies! There is a King of the Turks,. who im pales his hal)py Osmtaulis on a spike, or sews themta up in a sack, and sends then, head foretimst to the bottomx of the Bospho rut. There is a Kina in all the Rusins, who Ienads his well beloved subjects an hnndre-t eet under ground, if they pretend to be liberal, even to the extent of 1. Mole's lih ertlist. TIhere is a King of the Austrians,whose paternial despotisn is tenipered by the Schlugue and solitary confinement. There is a King of the Prussian<, whose illutirious despotism advances towards a consitiltion,under the escort or provincial establishtents. and tinder the wise and liberal impulse or Northern Gvermatiy. There is a Kinl! of the Swedes, who has still under his orders the peasants and the nobility. There is a King of the Danes. a citizen autocrat. who rises from the table, hi, inpkiii under his arm, to give audience to the pi-asants in wooden shoes. There is aKing of the Nenpolitans. who permits his subjects to la-k int the sun, n lhtng ih, qnays of the vohiptnomi. Parthen ope. who treats the Sicilian people as if V c had conqiered their country, and who ligns to grant an amnesty to his Sover eignt. There is a Kiing of the Belitins, %who lays at the gatie of tihe four corners, and a1lu ay- fild., the place taketi. The is a Qieen of England, who ofli viates pontifwally, and has the mass per irmed. who gives the train of her roei to Dukei and Peers to support: who crowns her virgin brow with a diadem of pearls and rubies, and whom they serve humbly on their knees, ht who is n it at liberty i chfoosc her own femmcs de chambre. There is ;, Queen of Portngal who by turns di' ides her applauses and her oiths iet weev 1n o Charters, one of which coies from I know not where, and the other is of I know not whom. There is i Queen of Spain, who has aIn ys rearly three or four consittiions. t" exchliige, aiccording as the revolution. the Carnerilla, or roreign influtnce dominates. To fitishthere is a Kitng of the French. who reigns simply by the Charter. But it appears that is not enough for certain ex pert and clever people who want nore %% ho) want a super-hiinan king, sent froi hteaven, or erown nut of himself-a king of pure piantasy-a great king, who Ohill confound. inl his victorious hemnds, the dotn ble power of Napoleon and Louis XIV. Fenale Court ship in Rome -The women of Rome,know nothing of those restrtints which delieacy,modesty.and virtue irmpo upon the sex in northern Europe. A Ru matt lady, who takes a liking to a youii foreitrer,does riot east do'n her eyes when ie looks at 1er, bit fixes thent upon him long and with evident pleasure; nay, she gazes at him alone whenever she meets him, in Company, at chitrch, at the theatre, or in her walcs. She w-l say, without ceremiony, to a friend of the young mani's, "Tell that gentleman I like hint." If the man of herchoice feels the like sentiments, & asks. "Are you fond of ne?" she replies, with the utmost frankness--Yes, dear." Some of the old bachelors hereabouts, wonld like the introdnution of the Roman style of courting-would they not, Major? Saturday Courier. Somei may think this Roman custom might he worthy of imit ation in rare cases. It muay be said, were it not for such a etis tomr, what would become of over-modest, :;ki gentlemenl, who dare not r~penl their mouths in the presence of ihe ladies~ Some may thitnk, that a lit tle-very, little forwardness on the part of damsels, in I he great husiness of wooing, to shrinking, blushinig, tiid bachelors, is not amiss. 'Tis tttny be so-hut we like tnt the least departure from that modesty, which is at onice the glory and the characteristic of~ ~he gentler sex. A very igth authorify, Linadley Murray saysi in his grammar; "Modesty is a quality whtieb. highly adorns a womrani."-Very true, old Murray!-A miost excellent precept this. which. thou iivest to the pretty, little daughters of our land, a, thev pore over thy grammar, in thleir school days! Commnuunications. The Edgetiel Baptist Mlinisterial Con ferenci held its quarterly meeting in this place, 'in the 3dl inst. Ini comphtance with the reguests of thte churches, tlite following nppoiments of protracted meetings were miade, each to commence o'n the Friday biefore the Lord's Day mentioned. At Antioch, on the 4th Lord's Day in Jutly;Ahney, Brttnson, and HilL Attending Preachers. At Pleasat Grove, onl the 1st. Lord's Day in A ugust; Sohnsioti.Abuey, and Bruin son, Attending Preachers, At Republican, on the same day; Hill, A ttending Preacher. At Little Stephetns' Creek, on the 2d Lord's Day ini August; all the Ministeri-ig btrethren requested to attenid. A t Gilgal. otn the 3d Lord's Day in Atn cust; all thle brethren invined m' artend. At Mt. Moriah, on the 4th Loird's Day in Antgust: Hill.Ch'les, Ahney,. atnd Brun son. Attnding Preacher's. At Callehtams, on the 1st Lord's Day, in September; Hill, Ahney, anid Brunison, 4tteinunng Preachlers-. At Chesntnt fill, on'rie 2d Lord's Dav in September; Mill and- Altney, Attending P'renthers. A f Plttm Branch, Cal the 3d Lord's Day in September; Hifl, and Ahney, A ttemling Preatchers. - At nothanv- on the 4th Lord's Day in September, Dill, Abney, 'Brunson, and (liles, Attending Preachers. The following query was taken up and discussed extensively: "Cau a member of the Church of Christ, consistently with his profession, purchase a ticket in a lot iery?" The unanimous opinion of the conference was, tbat, iHE COULD NOT, nti( the Chairman was requested to prepare an ebsay, as soon as he could- conveniently. expressive of the views of the Conference, on the subject. Thei Conference then adjourned to meet at Sardis Church, on Friday morning,4i o'clock-the day before the meeting of the EJefieldI Baptist Association. They at fectionately invite their brethren of the churches, and any others wYho may he pleased to attend upon their deliberations. W. B. JOUNSON, Chair'n. July 6, 1839. CAtRIDo:, S C. Jui 29. Pursuant to public no-ie-e. a large and respectible portion of the citizens of .Ah beville, Edgsfield. Newherry and Lau ren, Districts.assembled at Cambridge, on Saturday the 29th alt. for the purpose of consilering the .propriety of petitioning ,he Legislature, for a grant to form a new jtdicial and election District. At 12 a' clock, the Company cotnvened, when on motion of Dr. S. V. Cain, the Rev. R. Ni. Tod( was called to the Chair, ad Dr. It. C. Griffin and Capt Robert Child were requested to art as Secretaries. The Chairman after explaining the object of the Meeting in a very lucid and impressive manner, gave notice that the Chair nas vacuted, when, on motion. James S. I ope Esq. was un'animously called to preside over the meeting. Dr. Cain rose and offered th.e following preamble and Reso lutions, which were unani nously adopted. In support of the reolutions, Dr, Cain itide some very appropriate remarks, ex hibiting many advantages and' conveni enees which must result from our contem plated object; shewing in a very conspi'u ois mainer, the opposition with which we would have to contend, and stated we must lie prepared to hattle against it, with the strong weapons of Argument and Truth; that there was no earthly object which man could not accomplish, no height to which he could not attain, and concluded hy ur.ging stronly upon the citizens, in dustry, perseverdnce, hold and indefatign - tile energy, and above all, unanimity of sentiment, and concert of action. Col. B. T. Watts rose and expressed his concurrence in our laudable undertaking. Made a short, though handsome speech, dwelling particularly upon the great ine.. quality of the Senatorial representation. between the upper and lower country. The Preamble and Resolutions read as tiillous: Whereas a portion of the Citizens of Abbeville, Edgefield, Neiberry and Lau rens Districts, adjoining the IslandFord on Saluda River, have this day asaembled in Cambridge, to take into consideration the propriety of founding a newv judicial and. electdott District, and have been driven to this necessity, from many incon venietnces, of residing remotely from the Court Houses, which they nowv hwev to at tend in the trans action of the nuimberless duties, which the laws require of them. Be it therefore, Resolved, .1st. That we unite in peti tirioning the Legix!ature of South Caro lint, at its next Session, to grant us the formation of a new Judicial and Election District around Cambridge, and that a Comnmittee of Twenty, (5 from each adja-l eent District) be appointed by the Chairl to draw a petition to that effect, and report at an adjourned meetitng, to be held at this place on Saturday, the 27th Ju'ly next. In cotifoirmity with the above Resolution, the following gentlemen were appointedl: from Laurens, Col J. D. Williams,Capt. A. Grigfin, Riebard Watts. Allen Vance and Dr. J. P. WVatta; from Newherry, Win. 12. Caldwell, Col. B3. F. Griin. Win. Smith, lMj. Z. W. Carwile, and John Chappell; from Edgefield, Col. Lar kit Grillin, Jani. S. Popie, Dr. R. C. Grif fin, Dr, E. Andrews and Col. Richard, Grilin; frm A bbeville, Dr. S V. Cain, Maj. Wmn. Eddins Capt. Rohert Child, Joel Smith, and Jaimes McCrackatn. 2d. Resolved, That a Committee of Eight,(t wo from each District) lie appoint edl by the Char, to solicit te influence of bhe dtelegattion from their respective Die tricts, for our contemplated object. In conformity with this Resolution the Commiute were a ppointed as follows; train Laurence, Col. John D. Williams, Allen Vance; from Newherry Col, B. F. Griflin, and John Chappell; from Edgefield, W. N. Moore, Thios. Paynet from Abibeville. Albiert Waller, and .31aj. Win, Eddins. 3d. Resolved. That a Committee of Eigt (tw o from each Disttrica) be sippoint ed to aseertaitn the piopulatiomn anud attotunt of taxation. within the limuits of the anticipa ted District. and report the samte at an ad journed tmeetitng, to be held in this pilace lin the 1st Saiturday, in October next. In cotnfortmity with the a bove Resolution, lhe followving gent lenmen were appointed the Comincie, from Laurens, Co'l. B. T. Wa;tts, Alletn Vance; from nNewher'y,Wo. E. Cald'iell, Johnu Chatppell; from Abbe vulle,J,.el Suth, N. MlcCants; from Edge field, TP. J. Coleman, TV. C. Griflin. 4tiu. Resolred, That a sutitabile piernl 'ir'tper-eiio het ~ oppinted to siurvey and Araw a apm or den une Distrit, Jn colform ity with this Resolution, 1U. Wi. 11. Griffin, and John McLellan Etn. were appointed. 5th. Resolved, That the public Jdurbals throughout the State, be requested to pub list the I rocCedings of this meeting. JAS. S. POPEPres't. R. C. GRIFFiN, Secre R .BERT CHTLD. taries. Miscellancous. The 1. York Cou rier & Enqutirer doubts the aecnracy of the information,, which we recently gave from Washington, on i hetbject of indemnity for the shipwreck. ed slaves. We since understaid. the arti cle we published wassubstantially correct. Our con espomfent spoke of the shipwreck ed slaves onuly, and nor those on board of the vessel whirh was compelled, for waitt of provisions and other causes. to touce at the Bahama,, Islands. It is said. that the British Governrent' have objected to pay for these last, on the ground that they frero not wrecked, and on the further g'round, that they were landed after the Act of Par liament. ematncipating all the 1laves frthe Brirish West India Istands, had gone into. operation-grounds, which ne think'with-. our Government, were not at all tenable. We learn. that the two cargoes of the Comet and Encomium, will receive the highest average value ever obtained, and interest, which they at one time rejected, from the date of the seizure on the wholo amount. This is probably tlie most fiberal arrottgement ever achieved. -The aver age value of slaves. meit, women and ebil dren, is tear $500. In the lasi war, .Mr. Gallatin received about $200. The ship. wrecked slaves, ott board the Conet and Encomium, amounted, it is said, in all, to 200. rhose on hoard the other vessel, the Enterprize to 78 only.--Richmond Enq. From the Vicksburg (Miss.) Sentind. THE PROGRESS OF CORRUPTION. No country. civilized or savage, that-his.. tory or tradition hat hanided' dowt to us, ever preseoted so hideous a state of public morals, as does Mlississippi at the present. time. The total disregard, the indifer ence, the seeming insensibility to every moral principle, which marks the conduct of a large portion of the people, the offiters of the law, sand above all, those who have undertaken to make our money, ig a foul stain on haiman nature. Centuries to come, it will he pointed to, as the Zahara in the world of civilization. We do not refer particularly to the assassihations and mur ders, and other violent outrages on theper; sons of individuals, which have disgraced th6 State for many years. The assassin and the braTo, black and damned as they are, will stand as angels of light when compared with the sly and smooth-spoken thie, who stands at a bank desk with a pen behind his ear, and robs thousands of the fruits of their labor. In connexion with these infamous st. indlers, we not uno trequently find the ermine of justice, the aheriff who. has sworn to execute the laws and other ptublic functionaries, united in one common purpose of plunder. What is to he the result? What is to be done? Is there to be no end ite he ravges'of this moral aimoom! Have the great mass of the people not intelligence and virtue e nough to bee that interest and duty and humanity itselfcall loudly uporn them to as sert the dignity of their race,to rise in their majesty, and put a-.end to the scenes which disgrace our country and our kind7 The great mass of the peoplie of Missi tippi, wre tony say five-sixths, are as intel ligent and as honest as an on the globe; but such are their engagements and puir suits, that they have had no time to devoto to public atfialrs. The c'onsequence is, that thte speculat or and swinidler have been permitted to manage the buiess of the country,to monopolize the offices- of trust, o make the laws, and to plund'er the in 'lustrious for years past,witht the most per Fect impunity. From the Macon Messengev. BIMoTI LorTrzair' HunUo.-We last week published a detsiled accotnnt -of on imposture now attemsptedl ro Be played orliun outr good natured fellow citizens, in the shape of a "l$fammotht Lottery," said to be chartered by tdie Legislature of Florida. We copiedik from tile Florida - HeralA~ at a special request received from St. Augustine, and'liave every reason to believe the statemtents cont ained therein, to . he fully correct.- We should not have re ferred to the subject tagain, hiad we not since seen a pultcation of the-seheme, and the responsibility olithose connected with it, endorsed by the Editor of the Post of this city. We have seen statemener that fully authorize us in saying th~at- it is a swi'ndling transactionl f1om begintiing to enrd. Nor even- the act- und'er which it professes to have heeti cr'eatedever exis tedl. Such ia'hill-did pass the E~egislature of Florida,but was vetoed'hy theGovernor. 'Te-na me Sylvester & Co. Agents, atNewv Yorkyi's also an' itnpositdom If such a concern exists, it is not the one so well known as Luttery Dealers, which they htaseaiready declared. The scheme was published in- s'sheet purporting- to lbe Syl veser'wNewv Reporter; but from whenco it came, appears to be *unitunwn' to the' real S. J. Sylvester & Co. Further may be learned by referring to the arti'cle;puh lished by us last wreek. We would adviso that no one risks his money on tiie scheme, as it will be a deed- loss,- both to them. and t he pvinters- wio-havc baeen guled so far as to-advertise the Lottery. SouTHExas Mau,.---icot~tuonce of Lte $rpreus Mfai.-The Globe of' the 28th tilt. says:--We are t'eqoested' to state, for the informariion of those concerned, that an arngemnent, by whieh- the great mail is to be trinsportet bet ween New-York, and New-.Orleans, in- nine dny~s, will take elec ott the first of next month. In con s1euece of this impros etnent. the express tmailhbet ween Anigns,- Ga., and Mobile, Ala , as wellt as- rhr branch nmow in opera tiotn bietween Montgomery, Ala, attd Nash ville Treon.. will cease to run on that daty." E * Governor Tyler. of Va., of wrhose Wthiggism, some doubts had been expma --. has nvoiwed. his preference for Mr. tC y nr. next Presi eaut, over all ottiers wrho have been namad.